Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-27

noise, however, further proceedings under
the call were dispensed with and the
House went into committee OF the whole
on the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. But the way was not
yet clear for its consideration, for MIR.
Hoiman's request that the first reading of
the bill be dispensed with was objected 10
by Mr.. Brady, of Virginia, who demanded
that the bill be read in full.
FRuITLEss APPEAL.
MIR. Mcmillan, of Tennessee. hoped that
the gentleman would withdraw his OBJ
Jectlon. The fact confronting the House
was that this morning but one OF the gen.
eral appropriation bills mad been signed
by the President, and ifthe House wished
to escape an extra session it could only
be done by strenuous and persistent
work and the wasting Of no more time.
But Mr.. Brady was obdurate, and, amid
shouts FOR ''order," persisted in his objec-
lion, merely replying to Mr.. McMillan's
appeal by a query as to whose fault it
was that the appropriation bills were so
backward. In his objection he was
vigorously seconded by Mr.. Glib
son, of West Virginia, and though
Mr.. Brady was surrounded by
mis- Republican friends endeavoring to in
duce him to Withdraw his objection, he
remained firm, ana the reading of the bill
was proceeded with. Mr.. Brady's OBJ
lection was the result OF an agreement
among some of the friends OF the Blair edu-
catlOnal bill to antagonize the appropria-
tion bills and endeavor TO force by this
means recognition of the motion to pass
that measure under a suspension of the
rules.
ANOTHER SKIRMISH.
The reading proceeded without inter-
ruption for nearly two hours, when Mr..
Petti0one, of Tennessee, moved that the
committee rise. The question was put
and decided in the negative, when Mr..
Brady made the point OF order that no
quorum had voted.
The Chairman Mr.. Sprlnger) decided
that no quorum was necessary on mo-
tion that the committee rise.
Mr.. Brady appealed from the decision,
but the chair refused to entertain the APP
peal. Instantly the committee was in
an uproar, Messrs. Brady, Pettibone and
Gibson, of West Virginia, pro-
testing vigorously against the
action of the Speaker while they
were met with cries for ''Orderw and
the clear, metallic voice of the reading
clerk was heard above the noise, mOnoTo-
nously calling off the appropriations made
in the bill. The confusion finally became
so great that a suggestion TO have the
riot act read seemed to meet with gen.
eral assent. The chair, however, by
repeated rapping of the gavel, restored
comparative quiet. The chair finally
said that when the appeal was taken he
had not regarded it as taken seriously,
and had therefore declined to entertain it.
He would now entertain 1t. The decision
OF the chair was sustained.
THE READING COMPLETED.
The reading was continued and CON-
pleted at ii O'Clock, and then the commit
tee rose.
In the House MIR. Holman moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill.
Messrs. Reed OF Maine, Cannon of Illi-
nois, and Blanchard of Louisiana de-
manded second.
The Repu blicans refrained from voting,
and lett the House without quorum.
Mr.. Holman moved that the House take
a recess until 10 O'clock Monday.
Mr.. Reed said that if the gentleman de-
sired to consider the bill by paragraphs
the Republicans would stay here all
nignJ to do so, but If he proposed to pass
under a suspension of the rules bill in
defiance Of the law and the rules of the
House the Republicans would like 10
know it.
The motion to take q recess was re-
jected.
MIR. Holman withdrew his motion to
suspend The rules, and the House again
went into committee on the legislative
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Blanchard, Of Louisiana, took the
floor to give some reason for his inflexible
opposition to the measure. He had care
fully analyzed The bill, land he had discoy-
cred that it violated the rules OF the
House more than $50 times. He particu-
larized some OF them.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Blanchard's
remarks Mr.. Tucker. of Virginia, called
attention to the fact that it wanted but a
few minutes OF midnight, and said that it
was scandal that an appropriation bill
should be brought in at this period of the
session and that Sunday should be spert
in It's discussion. He suggested that the
committee rise.
This suggestion was agreed to and the
committee rose, and at II O'Clock the
House adjourned,